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Increasing Access to Mosquito Nets through Schools to Fight Malaria in Liberia
ProcurementLiberia
April 10, 2024 Combatting Malaria in LiberiaMalaria is a leading cause of illness and death in Liberia, with year-round transmission. In 2021(country population: over 5.1 million),1.9 million cases were reported by the World Health Organization (WHO),…

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GHSC-PSM collaborates with USAID and DOD to deliver PPE in record time to Pemba Hospital, Cabo Delgado Mozambique
GovernanceProcurementWarehousing and DistributionCOVID-19Mozambique
The security situation in Cabo Delgado province in the northern part of Mozambique has continued to deteriorate over the past couple of months. Special attention continues to be given to the province including finding alternative ways to supply medicines and medical supplies to affected areas to…
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Understanding Contraceptive Supply in Kenya
GovernanceSupply PlanningReproductive Health
The market for non-subsidized contraceptives (NSCC) in Kenya is small and may be insufficient to play a major part in building sustainability of the family planning market if current market conditions persist, according to a study by IQVIA recently published in the African Journal of Reproductive…
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Long-Acting Family Planning Method Now Available to More Women
ProcurementReproductive Health
The levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (IUD), also known as the hormonal IUD or hormonal intrauterine system (IUS), has been added for the first time to the UNFPA Product Catalog, following the announcement in April of its addition to the USAID Product Catalog. "For too long, the…
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Simple Solutions are a Net Positive
GovernanceLogisticsProcurementQuality AssuranceSupply PlanningWarehousing and DistributionEthiopiaCambodiaLiberiaLaosThailand
Download a PDF version of the technical brief here. Since 2016, the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), through the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project, has purchased over 219 million long-lasting insecticide-treated bednets (LLINs)…
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Training and Workforce Development: Adapting to Remote Support Requires a Combination of Technology and People Skills to Succeed
Workforce DevelopmentCOVID-19IndonesiaLiberiaRwandaMali
This is the third in a series about how GHSC-PSM adapted its programming to the new COVID-19 environment. Check out the first, second and fourth installments. GHSC-PSM strengthens public health supply chains through more than 30 country offices using a systemic approach to training and…
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U.S. Government Donates Personal Protective Equipment and Sanitation Supplies to Namibia
ProcurementWarehousing and DistributionCOVID-19
We procured and delivered medical personal protective equipment (PPE) and sanitation supplies worth $294,000 to the Namibian Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) to support the ministry's efforts in the fight against COVID-19.  These supplies are intended to support frontline health care…

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